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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Kade House, one of the 13 dorms on campus that doesn’t have an elevator and isn’t compliant with the American’s With Disabilities Act code.

New Dis/Ability Group Forms, Aims to Make Oberlin More Accessible

Roman Broszkowski and Duncan Reid April 27, 2018

A group of students concerned with a lack of resources for and advocacy around dis/ability at Oberlin have announced the formation of Obility, a new dis/ability rights student activist group. Having held...

Ilja Luciak.

OTC: Ilja Luciak, Professor and Author

Devyn Malouf, Production Manager April 27, 2018

Professor Ilja Luciak is chair of the Political Science department at Virginia Tech University. He is the author of After the Revolution: Gender and Democracy in El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Guatemala and...

College Goes All In For Oberlin

College Goes All In For Oberlin

Sydney Allen and Hannah Robinson April 27, 2018

President Carmen Ambar and Associate Vice President for Athletics Advancement and Delta Lodge Director of Athletics and Physical Education Natalie Winkelfoos pose on a golf cart for yesterday’s All In...

Kathleen Clyde, a candidate for Ohio Secretary of State, visited Oberlin to give a speech Monday.

Democratic Candidate for Secretary of State Visits Oberlin

Gabby Greene, Staff Writer April 27, 2018

Democratic candidate for Ohio Secretary of State Kathleen Clyde visited campus Monday afternoon to present her platform and answer student questions in Wilder Hall. Clyde spoke on her commitment to voters’...

Rebecca Vazquez-Skillings was recently named the new Vice President for Finance and Administration.

Rebecca Vazquez-Skillings Named VP Finance, Administration

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief April 20, 2018

Rebecca Vazquez-Skillings, the current vice president of Business Affairs at Otterbein University, was named Oberlin’s new vice president of Finance and Administration last week, pending the approval...

Safety and Security, Student Health Will Move to Dascomb

Safety and Security, Student Health Will Move to Dascomb

Gabby Greene, Staff Writer April 20, 2018

Students returning to campus this fall should expect to see a new Office of Safety and Security and new Health Services Center housed in Dascomb Hall. With the closing of the dining hall, renovations to...

Tyrone Wicks

OTC: Tyrone Wicks, S & S Officer

Lila Michaels, Layout Editor April 20, 2018

Tyrone Wicks is an officer with the Oberlin College Office of Safety and Security. He has been in his position for just over a year. The Review sat down with Wicks to discuss the highlights and challenges...

Security Notebook

April 20, 2018

Thursday, April 12, 2018 12:51 p.m. A student reported the theft of their bicycle from the sheltered area at the Firelands Apartment Building. The bicycle was secured to itself at the time of the theft. 5:13...

SFC Pivots to Ad-Hoc Fund After Board Rejects Fee Increase

Roman Broszkowski, Senior Staff Writer April 20, 2018

The Board of Trustees rejected the Student Senate’s proposal to increase the student activity fee by $63 per semester next fiscal year. The decision — made at a March 22 board meeting — also called...

Tracy Tucker, the Oberlin College Office and Professional Employees Union President, reviews the mutual bargaining agreement signed by both the College and OCOPE. OCOPE recently won a settlement against the College for violating the contract.

NLRB Sides With OCOPE in Suit Against College

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief April 20, 2018

The Oberlin College Office and Professional Employees union recently won a suit against the College with the National Labor Relations Board. The charges, filed in January, claimed that the College violated...

OMTA presents a quirky, innovative take on George Furth’s book Merrily We Roll Along with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

OMTA Musical Merrily Rolls Along with New Production

Kate Fishman, Managing Editor April 20, 2018

Oberlin Musical Theater Association is producing Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along as their spring semester musical — a show non-theater enthusiasts may recognize from its charming, dysfunctional...

Lamar’s Pulitzer Reminds Us There’s More Work to Do

Daniel Markus, Managing Editor April 20, 2018

There are a lot of things I never thought I would see in my lifetime. Most of them have not happened yet, which is good, because I hate to be wrong — humanity has yet to colonize Mars, time travel has...

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